1700 in Canada
Events from the year 1700 in Canada.
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- January 26,1700- The Cascadia earthquake, one of the largest earthquakes on record, ruptures the Cascadia subduction zone offshore from Vancouver Island to northern California, creating a tsunami that wiped out the winter village of Pachena Bay leaving no survivors.[1]
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- By now, it is clear that New France is not going to be self-sufficient.
- Population of Acadia is 1,400.
- Sir Stephen Evans is Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company between the years 1700 to 1712.[2]
Births
    
- June 17 - François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, explorer and soldier. (died 1736)
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- Joseph Adams, chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. (died 1737)
Deaths
    
- January 12 - Marguerite Bourgeoys (born Troyes, France on April 17, 1620), a first school teacher in Montreal and founder of the congregation of Notre Dame (the first order of uncloistered nuns in North America).
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- Louis Jolliet was one of the first people of European descent born in North America to be remembered for significant discoveries. (born 1645)
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References
    
- McKendy, Joe. "The Mystery of the Missing Village". Gov of Canada. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "Historical Timeline - Saskatchewan Gen Web Project". Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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